March commemorating 75 years since the Battle of the River Plate, December 2014

Over 50 Sea Cadets paraded alongside War Veterans and the Royal New Zealand Navy in a March down Queen Street in central Auckland in December. This march was held to commemorate 75 years since the Battle of the River Plate, in which the New Zealand Navy Ship HMS Achilles fought against the German Ship Admiral Graf Spee.

It was very special for Cadets from TS Achilles to take part in this march, as our Unit is named after the HMS Achilles Navy ship and our Unit has the original ships bell from HMS Achilles on display.